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<h1>dbm.InsolubleParticle.particle_shape<a class="headerlink" href="#dbm-insolubleparticle-particle-shape" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<dt id="dbm.InsolubleParticle.particle_shape">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">InsolubleParticle.</code><code class="sig-name descname">particle_shape</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">self</em>, <em class="sig-param">m</em>, <em class="sig-param">T</em>, <em class="sig-param">P</em>, <em class="sig-param">Sa</em>, <em class="sig-param">Ta</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../../_modules/dbm.html#InsolubleParticle.particle_shape"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#dbm.InsolubleParticle.particle_shape" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Determine the shape of an inert fluid particle from the properties of 
the particle and surrounding fluid.</p>
<dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><dl class="simple">
<dt><strong>m</strong><span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>mass of the inert fluid particle (m)</p>
</dd>
<dt><strong>T</strong><span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>particle temperature (K)</p>
</dd>
<dt><strong>P</strong><span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>particle pressure (Pa)</p>
</dd>
<dt><strong>Sa</strong><span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>salinity of ambient seawater (psu)</p>
</dd>
<dt><strong>Ta</strong><span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>temperature of ambient seawater (K)</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><dl class="simple">
<dt>A tuple containing:</dt><dd><dl class="simple">
<dt>shape<span class="classifier">integer</span></dt><dd><p>1 - sphere, 2 - ellipsoid, 3 - spherical cap, 4 - rigid</p>
</dd>
<dt>de<span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>equivalent spherical diameter (m)</p>
</dd>
<dt>rho_p<span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>particle density (kg/m^3)</p>
</dd>
<dt>rho<span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>ambient seawater density (kg/m^3)</p>
</dd>
<dt>mu<span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>ambient seawater dynamic viscosity (Pa s)</p>
</dd>
<dt>mu_p<span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>dispersed phase dynamic viscosity (Pa s)</p>
</dd>
<dt>sigma<span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>interfacial tension (N/m)</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
<p class="rubric">Notes</p>
<p>We use the particle temperature to calculate properties at the 
interface (e.g., to calculate the interfacial tension) and the 
ambient temperature for properties of the bulk continuous phase 
(e.g., density and viscosity).</p>
<p>Uses the Fortran subroutines in <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">./src/dbm_phys.f95</span></code>.</p>
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